A small waterfall rushes between large dark boulders on a mountain creek, with a fallen branch in the foreground, tall pines behind, and a patch of yellow and orange shrubs lit by sunlight.

Steeped in Color: Forest Bathing on Colorado’s Willow Creek Trail

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Last week, I shared a single photo from our first full day in Colorado. Today, I’d like to take you a little farther along that trail. We hiked the Willow Creek Trail in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, part of the … Read More

Morning sun forms a small starburst through tall cottonwoods in green, gold, and orange fall foliage along the Blue River in Silverthorne, Colorado, with a rocky riverbank and an empty bench in the foreground.

First Light of Fall on the Blue River

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I traded our backyard deck in Texas for Silverthorne, Colorado, this week, and the mountains wasted no time making the trip worthwhile. When I opened the blinds on the morning of September 22, the light was almost surreal. The fall … Read More